Job Description
Role: Category Manager – Global Laboratory Services
Role Type: Temporary – Until End of 2025
Location: Cambridge, Preference of x3 Days per week on-site / x2 days working remote
Your New Company
Join us at AstraZeneca, a place that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking, and innovation. We are looking for an integral member to join our Research & Development (R&D) Procurement team. This role has a global remit, and you will have accountability for one or several categories in the R&D space.
Your New Role
In this role, you will be responsible for developing long-term strategic plans for one or more spend categories within AstraZeneca. You will manage stakeholder and supplier relationships to ensure that category strategies are highly aligned to current and future business needs and that the supply base is capable of supporting these strategies.
You will lead project initiatives tied to the category strategies to deliver value to the business, lead the implementation of sustainability initiatives with vendors, and lead complex contractual and commercial negotiations.
You will work alongside key stakeholders and align with GSCE (Global Source to Contract Excellence). You will ensure a data-driven appro...